Everyone talks about Avatar: the path of waterwhether it’s because of its big box office earnings, whether it’s better than Avatar or by James Cameron’s attempt to revive 3D in cinema. We know that the Canadian director it has long been argued that this format is in decline by eagerness for studies and production houses to invest little in production and earn a lot at the box office.

It has been announced that the long-awaited sequel to the 2009 hit will screen with technology High frame rate per second (HFR), that is to say at 48 frames per second (fps) instead of 24, which is traditional. However, when it premiered in Japan, it was rumored that some theaters couldn’t do it that way, because they had problems with the projectors in their theaters. Director of titanic He decided to innovate his work, but not everyone had the opportunity to see him as he wanted.

Cinema chains that had problems showing the tape at 48 fps announced on their official networks that the film would be broadcast at 24 fps, for which fans became furious and demanded their tickets refunded. The director of terminator commented that decided to apply the HFR tool to improve the 3D of its production: “We created a technique of 48 frames per second between frames to smooth out some of the camera movements which are very fast; in order to increase the stereoscopic experience.”

In Avatar: the path of waterwith Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana, action scenes are those that can be viewed at 48 fps, so movement can be seen more smoothly, while some parts that are slower or where there is more dialogue are at 24 fps; thus during the film the change in projection speed from one take to another is quite visible and drastic.

Other films like the trilogy of The Hobbit They were also filmed at this speed, but it was Ang Lee who jumped in to film Gemini project at 120 fps, and both were destroyed by critics and audiences, who expressed that the productions are part of the hated “soap opera effect” by losing realism during the action scenes and which look more like video games, which are played back at 60 fps. Some celebrities like Tom Cruise hate this effect and advise turning off the feature that “softens” the images on your TV when watching a movie.

In Mexico, there were no problems during the screenings of Avatar: the path of water (that if you haven’t seen it yet, you can check out the available features here). It is recommended to see it in IMAX 3D, but you should know that the change in speed throughout the film is very noticeable and it can be a bit of a weird experience; There are even those who claim that HFR causes dizziness and eyestrain. Whether or not you enjoy watching James Cameron’s latest film at 48 fps depends on how much of a movie purist you are.